Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices v.1.10

This is an universal firmware patcher for protected Garmin devices.
Many devices recently have a strong firmware protection and cannot use unlocked maps because firmware requires .gma and has MSV ( Map Signature Verification).

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you will be able to check if your device firmware requires this patcher or if it just needs gingunlock+mapsigpatch or simply an .unl file or old gimgunlock.

1. Remove any gupdate.gcd in your device.
2. Set device to Mass Storage.
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3. Download the patcher:
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4. Download firmware gupdate.gcd Copy it in the patcher directory Note: be sure to get your device HWID firmware, check it in garmindevice.xml
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5. Open Patcher and drop the gupdate.gcd in patcher window. The patcher will provide the patched gupdate.gcd in your chosen directory.
6. Drop your patched gupdate.gcd in RGNTool and save it as .rgn.
7. Drag the .rgn in Updater.exe icon, Updater.exe will open, tick USB
   
8. Now plug your device to your pc and device will start and immediately, as Garmin logo appears press upper left corner to get preboot mode and make Updater.exe to see your device, at that point click OK (still holding upper left corner untill the flashing process is finished and Updater will show "Success!") Safely unplug device from pc.
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   You are done, your device is unprotected, now you can use every kind of unlocked maps (NTU too).

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NOTE: to flash a firmware update in the future, just patch the new gupdate.gcd and flash it normally with Webupdater (drag&drop the file in Webupdater shortcut on desktop) or copy gupdate.gcd in the sd or in .System.

Remember to remove any previous gupdate.gcd in your device, before flashing any updates.

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PiEtU Reviewed by PiEtU on 3rd December 2015. Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices v.1.10 This is an universal firmware patcher for protected Garmin devices. Many devices recently have a strong firmware protection and cannot use unlocked maps because firmware requires .gma and has MSV ( Map Signature Verification). In this list (http://www78.zippyshare.com/v/CWAOqHso/file.html) you will be able to check if your device firmware requires this patcher or if it just needs gingunlock+mapsigpatch or simply an .unl file Rating: 5